Don't; forget the presence of the canal as well as iron deposits in
Washington County, Md.
Tom Foster

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From: "John Shroeder" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: VA-ROOTS Digest - 15 Sep 2004 to 16 Sep 2004 (#2004-194)


> In a message dated 9/17/2004 12:00:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> I also recall that it gained great importance since the Arsenal was there
in
> order that it be a great distance from any invader from the sea.
> And some (cynics?) have said that it was placed there at the behest of
> President George Washington in order to open up that remote country to
further
> settlement to enhance the value of the large property holdings in the area
of
> Charles Washington and the rest of the Washington family.  (There are far
more
> Washingtons in the cemetery in Charlestown than at Mt. Vernon.)  The water
power
> available at the convergence of the two rivers was the ostensible reason
for
> its siting, though it later proved to be very susceptible to disastrous
floods
> from those rivers.
>
> John
>
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